Daily Dialogue — March 26, 2017 Phillips: We play on a real diamond, Porter. You ain’t good enough to lick the dirt off our cleats. Ham Porter: Watch it, jerk! Phillips…
This line from Eden: “I am different. I’m free. All that useless pain, it’s gone. It’s something anyone can have, Will, and I want you to have it too.”
Obviously a central theme is Grief. A secondary yet related theme is Violence. The fact the son was killed in a violent, if unintentional act, opens the door to all of the…
Will is the Protagonist as the story is told through his perspective including several key… There is the Cult Quartet: David, Eden, Sadie, and Pruitt. They’re all Tricksters whose deadly plan doesn’t become clear until the end of…
Major Plotline Points: (1–6): Opening — Will and Kira’s fateful intersection with a coyote. It’s a great foreshadowing of the violence to come and a wonderful…
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: Day 25 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Daily Dialogue theme next week: Cemetery Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,236 consecutive days and counting.
Script Analysis: “The Invitation” — Part 6: Takeaways Read the script for the acclaimed indie thriller and discuss this week.
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 282nd installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Daily Dialogue — March 25, 2017 “I don’t want to talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a…
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: Day 24 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Go Into The Story Interview: Lisa Joy My in-depth conversation with executive producer of “Westworld”.
Script Analysis: “The Invitation” — Part 5: Dialogue Read the script for the acclaimed indie thriller and discuss this week.
Writing and the Creative Life: There are no useless ideas One of my favorite quotes regarding creativity originates from Nobel Prize winning scientist, author and educator Linus Pauling:
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: Day 23 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Script Analysis: “The Invitation” — Part 4: Themes Read the script for the acclaimed indie thriller and discuss this week.
The Business of Screenwriting: The screenwriter as problem-solver What do you see when you think about yourself as a screenwriter? A storyteller? A creative? A professional?
Daily Dialogue — March 23, 2017 “Hey! If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I’d like Frank Shirley, my boss, right here tonight. I…
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: Day 22 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
